New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-12
TIE TALK or TIE DAY.

Jerry Denny, OF the St. Louis baseball Club, Is said
to be q chronic kicker. II that Is he ought to join
a football club.
"The Lochport Journal" has dono something more
than give itself a dress. "From head to dash
Jules rs e Asserts and shows. Everything is new
bright and sparkling" Tho appearance Of the paper
the attire which 1t has discarded BY no means did
ID Justice but to-day II Is OF tho most presentabe
OF our interior contemporaries. Its Editor. Mr
Cobb. ia IN experienced journalist and under his
energetic management "Tho Journal has earned the
prosperity and influence which It has achieved.
"Your mind read while you walt" is sign on a
hall door In Houston-st where a mind reader has
opened business This does away with tho necessity
OF leaving your mind to be read awaiting tho whim
or convenience of the thought reader 10 read It and
return II to YOU through the post. Wo can Imagine
no moro inconvenient predcament than uyits to 90
Ing TO DO read Texas Sntings.
A Tory Cabinet in England nowadays reaches
green old ago in about year
There arc a great many work ngmen in the coun-
try who can't for the life OF them SEQ any good rea-
son why worklngmcn should have n labor palace
IN Philadelphia.
Noticing the attacks upon him OF sundry Georgia
editors Henry wattcrson remarks "Truly, we never
know our own devillsh wickcdncss until some voice.
crying aloud from tho depths Of jug OF Georgia
moonshlnc comcth In tho darkness Of the night to
toll u.s.
Grovcr-I enter this trottcr for the District purse
Uncle sam-YOu know that tho rllcs adopted by
ontry OF Imported stock, but # you stand It
guess We can.=Wash!nston Ratchet
when baseball player has tho audaclty to ask
his manager f"r Incre"s SO ot salary the manager
at once r.hcs into print with statement that his
players have a bad attack OF "swellcl head" I'm
fortunate persons who attended the recent convcn-
ton at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel think tho managers
and directors mi-took the persons with abnornaliy
enlarged craniums.
A Philadelphia man points with pridc to the fact
that you any dstraction In the Philadelphia
papers. Perhaps NOT bat You 500 mighty good
deal atou, TRACTION which appears to be Pbladcl
pha English for street car locomot!on.
SOME SIGNS.
whom winter leaves tho lap Of spring.
Its all up with tobogganIng
when early crocuses appear,
Tho baseball seasons drawing neats
When nowng is tho maple sap.
The sparkling book is placed on tap.
when geese fying north In GOcks,
Nero near the yernal equinox
when Sol tho ground begins TO dry,
Tho clouds OF dust begin to Gy.
VI.
when dust is flying. then, ween
Tho watering carts arc never seem
When fearful April vets tho ground
IT'S thon tho watering carts so round
VIII
When poets sing to spring their sonnets,
Young ladies' think of Easter bonnets.
Boston Courier.
Postmaster L. Davis, Of the town OF Solar. Jackson |
County. Ill. receives the very moderate salary Of |
ten cents year Tho postmaster OF Ieck ILL.,. got |
thirty cents last year. while the postmaster OF Lear
Ark got thirty cents II Is said that there are
more than 10000 postmasters who receive no moro |
than $40 year and 900 who receive about Ssa |
) ear. When hungry Democrat gets ono of these |
Offices he at settles down to steady diet OF |
wind pudding instead of battenng on the spoils OF
victory no anticipated
They Wouldn't Wait For Iim.-Iady-Now, since
J'vo given you u good meal won't you and split
A littlo kndling wood for me-
Tramp-Siadam, nothing would give mo greater
pleasure, but have got to catch tho through fnght
nc siding n mile away, when sho stands TO permit
tho passage OF the express on the main lne AZ
lavo sent no Inmati0n OF my intention TO take TINS
particular train 10 will bo obvio 70 YOU that
fhoy won't wait for mo. They VIII proceed as soon
"a tho express Kas passed. and l-madam, VIII De
eft Buf In grotItuA, FOX kindness. madam. let
mo give YOU this ploce OF advice: The noht tramp
that comes along make him saw before he sees your
T0od-sIwi sect